The Gallocanta lagoon is a unique marshland
in Spain because of its biological diversity and the
fact that it receives a large number of migrating birds.

It is strategically located and every year different
species of aquatic birds such as diving ducks
and coots come to spend the winter
here or use the lagoon as a stopover or as a breeding
ground.

In addition, every year the Gallocanta lagoon
is a strategic meeting point for large concentrations
of cranes which emigrate each winter
to warmer latitudes. This situation is further facilitated
by the lake’s habitat which provides abundant
food resources for its clawed guests, making the Gallocanta
lagoon the most important Spanish enclave for the
common crane.

In 1987 the Gallocanta lagoon was
declared a Special Bird Reserve Area (ZEPA) and since
1994 it has been placed on the list of internationally
important marshlands.